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National Union for the Total Independence of Angola

União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola
Leader	Adalberto Costa Júnior
Founder	Jonas Savimbi
Founded	13 March 1966
Headquarters	Luanda
Youth wing	Revolutionary United Youth of Angola
Women's wing	Angolan Women's League
Armed wing	FALA (until 1993)
Ideology	Big tent; Conservatism;
Political position	Centre to; centre-right; Factions:; Right-wing;
National affiliation	Supreme Council for the Liberation of Angola (1972–1975); United Patriotic Front
Regional affiliation	Democrat Union of Africa
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International
Seats in the National Assembly	90 / 220
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Website
	www.unitaangola.org
	Politics of Angola; Political parties; Elections;

The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Portuguese: União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, abbr. UNITA) is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded in 1966, UNITA fought alongside the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the Angolan War for Independence (1961–1975) and then against the MPLA in the ensuing civil war (1975–2002). The war was one of the most prominent Cold War proxy wars, with UNITA receiving military aid initially from the People's Republic of China from 1966 until October 1975^[4]^[5] and later from the United States^[a] and apartheid South Africa while the MPLA received support from the Soviet Union and its allies, especially Cuba.^[6]^[7]

Until 1996, UNITA was funded through Angolan diamond mines in both Lunda Norte and Lunda Sul along the Cuango River valley, especially the Catoca mine, which was Angola's only Kimberlite mine at that time.^[8] Valdemar Chidondo served as chief of staff in the government of UNITA,^[9] pro-Western rebels, during the Angolan Civil War (1975–2002). Jonas Savimbi, leader of UNITA, allegedly ordered Chidondo's assassination.^[10]

Savimbi's successor as president of UNITA was Isaías Samakuva. Following Savimbi's death, UNITA abandoned armed struggle and participated in electoral politics. The party won 51 out of 220 seats in the 2017 parliamentary election. Samakuva resigned as party leader in November 2019, being replaced by Adalberto Costa Júnior.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d JUSTINO, Jofre. A actual UNITA traiu o espírito de Muangai. Maputo, 2006
^ "Consulado Geral de Angola". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03.
^ "Angola".
^ Weigert, Stephen L. (25 October 2011). Angola: A Modern Military History, 1961-2002. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 33–34. ISBN 978-0230337831. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b Hess, Morgan (2014). U.S.-Chinese Cooperation and Conflict in the Angolan Civil War (Thesis). City University of New York (CUNY) City College. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ Hare, Paul (9 May 2007). "China in Angola: An Emerging Energy Partnership". Jamestown. Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 28 January 2020 – via China Brief Volume: 6 Issue: 22.
^ Simpson, Chris (25 February 2002). "Obituary: Jonas Savimbi, Unita's local boy". BBC. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ Harden, Blaine (6 April 2000). "DIAMOND WARS: A special report.; Africa's Gems: Warfare's Best Friend". New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ Brittain, Victoria (1998). Death of Dignity: Angola's Civil War. London: Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0-7453-1247-7.
^ Kukkuk, Leon (2005). Letters to Gabriella. FLF Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1891855672.

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[JUSTINO-1] JUSTINO, Jofre. A actual UNITA traiu o espírito de Muangai. Maputo, 2006

[2] "Consulado Geral de Angola". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03.

[3] "Angola".

[Weigert2011-4] Weigert, Stephen L. (25 October 2011). Angola: A Modern Military History, 1961-2002. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 33–34. ISBN 978-0230337831. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

[HessThesis-5] Hess, Morgan (2014). U.S.-Chinese Cooperation and Conflict in the Angolan Civil War (Thesis). City University of New York (CUNY) City College. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

[Jameston09052007-7] Hare, Paul (9 May 2007). "China in Angola: An Emerging Energy Partnership". Jamestown. Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 28 January 2020 – via China Brief Volume: 6 Issue: 22.

[BBC25022002-8] Simpson, Chris (25 February 2002). "Obituary: Jonas Savimbi, Unita's local boy". BBC. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[NYT06042000-9] Harden, Blaine (6 April 2000). "DIAMOND WARS: A special report.; Africa's Gems: Warfare's Best Friend". New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[10] Brittain, Victoria (1998). Death of Dignity: Angola's Civil War. London: Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0-7453-1247-7.

[a-11] Kukkuk, Leon (2005). Letters to Gabriella. FLF Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1891855672.

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